Archives: August 2008
CD Review: The Week That Was
The Week That Was The Week That Was (Memphis Industries) If there’s a sibling rivalry brewing in Britain’s Field Music camp, it’s good news for fans of the Brewis brothers’ oblique pop collective. David Brewis’ early 2008 release as School of Language found him performing most of the instruments and adding a heavier sheen of distortion to Field Music’s futuristic…
Smelly Newsroom Dog Applies at Opera
By CRYSTAL K. WIEBE Click on the photo for a slide show from the doggie auditions. Yesterday, the Lyric Opera held doggie auditions for a role in its production of La Boheme. Although the French script specifically calls for a poodle, the Lyric opened tryouts to any “beautiful toy dog.” As the owner of a miniature pinscher named Scooby, I…
Slide Show: Waylon’s Bus
Click on the photo above for a photographic tour of Waylon Jennings’ mid-1970s tour bus, owned by a local man and featured in this week’s Pitch. Read the article by C.J. Janovy here. Photos by Camille Brecht. Categories: Music Tags: country, slideshow, Waylon
Betsy Blodgett at Bon Bon Atelier
By JEN CHEN Every time I go to Dave’s Stagecoach on Westport Road, I have to take a peek into the window of Bon Bon Atelier. This cool boutique, which is next door to one of my favorite bars, is a little jewel-box of a shop; it’s always tantalizing me with its cute displays of purses, shoes and other girly…
The Download Extra: New Portastatic MP3
By ANDY VIHSTADT Portastatic is cleaning out its closets on September 9 with Some Small History. Along with a career’s worth of rarities, the double-disc comp boasts several covers including Hot Chip’s “A Boy from School” and Galaxie 500’s “Tugboat.” Grab the title track below thanks to Stereogum. MP3: Portastatic, “Some Small History,” Some Small History (Merge) Categories: Music
What’s in The Fridge: DLC of KC Lunch Spots
BY OWEN MORRIS DLC is the man behind the popular KC Lunch Spots blog. In addition to delivering timely news, DLC frequently eats lunch at local, off-the-beaten path-restaurants and then tells about his experiences there. He’s also resilient, taking pictures of his fridge with his camera phone after his normal camera broke. DLC on the main part of the fridge:…
Doggy Idol at Lyric Opera, 8/26
The Lyric Opera auditioned little dogs on Tuesday afternoon for a carry-on role in its upcoming production of La Boheme. Pitch reporter Crystal K. Wiebe took her smelly, old miniature pinscher Scooby to the casting call to see if he had what it takes to be a star.
Daily Briefs: The minimum wages of sin and payola
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM From the Comments: Jenlyn says: How dare you be such a pompous jerk about the Watchmen movie. Not only nerds want to see it. I was in line at the supermarket the other day and overheard an elderly lady expressing her fond opinion of it to the cashier. You aren’t even considering the size and diversity…
Happenings on 39th Street
BY OWEN MORRIS I drove down 39th Street yesterday and was mildly surprised (in a good way) by a couple of the new businesses there. First, I stopped by Javanaut, a coffee shop in the space previously occupied by Crave at 615 W. 39th Street. The entire space was much cleaner and airy than I remember Crave ever being. Barista…
Breakfast Buffet: Wednesday, 8/27
BY OWEN MORRIS A harrowing weekend driving experience with the point being that driving around the Power and Light District after midnight ain’t too fun…or safe. (M. Toast Hivemind) Much like Paris Hilton, rose wines were once seen as trashy but are now gaining approval of mainstream critics. Unlike Paris Hilton, rose wine’s good graces will probably last. (Portfolio) What…
KC Gets Smoked for Smoker Business
By PETER RUGG Apparently KC’s long history with smoking meat wasn’t enough to sell the Canadian-based Bradley Smoker, according to this article in the Register-Mail of Galesburg, Illinois. Galesburg, a town of fewer than 34,000 people on the west side of Illinois, beat us to be the home of Bradley’s new distribution center. Company president Wade Bradely credited Galesburg sales…
Angry Parents Issue Their Own Report Cards
BY CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKI Students in the Kansas City, Missouri, School District are returning to class this week for the beginning of the 2008-09 school year. But they’re not the only ones getting graded. Last spring, Melissa Eddy, a mother of two elementary students in the district, was outraged when the school board pushed out yet another short-lived superintendent, Anthony Amato,…
KC = Sixth-Worst City to be a Sports Fan
By Justin Kendall A young Chiefs fan expresses his opinion of the rankings. Forbes ranks Kansas City as a the sixth worst city to be a sports fan. Forbes writer Tom Van Ripper reasons: “Ticket prices are reasonable, but the Royals just can’t shake over a decade’s worth of the doldrums. The franchise has had just one winning season since…
Magic Bus in Photos
Kansas City musician Fred Wickham bought Waylon Jennings’ classic tour bus off of eBay.
The Party’s at Denny’s Tonight!
BY OWEN MORRIS Ooooohhhh yeah! When I think of Denny’s, I think emo bands like All-American Rejects and Taking Back Sunday combining forces with the hard-partying Eagles of Death Metal and making one delicious omelet. At least that is my dream. Starting at 10 tonight my dream finally comes true. That’s when Denny’s restaurants across America start serving aDenny’s Rockstar…
Bobble Funk in Photos
Pitch contributor Josh Ziegler used a bit of clay, a tiny saw and some paint to turn legendary Royals first baseman John Mayberry into KCMO Mayor Mark Funkhouser.
KC’s Brief but Interesting Arch Craze
By DAVID MARTIN A 38-year-old office building at the corner of State Line Road and Shawnee Mission Parkway always catches my eye. The building seems futuristic and dated at the same time, much like the 1967 version of Disney’s Tomorrowland. Similar designs appear elsewhere. Linscott Haylett, the architecture firm that imagined the Shawnee Mission Parkway building, sketched the Activities Center…
Green Fest Brings Out Colorful Characters
It was One Love for a diverse crowd that enjoyed blissed-out tunes, organic foods and environmental education at the Uptown Theater this past weekend. Farmers, raw-food enthusiasts and eco entrepreneurs rubbed shoulders during the two-day Green Fest. Click on the photo of Lemons in the Kitchen’s Rachel Fracassa to see a slide show. Categories: News
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